State Of The Beavs: Oregon State's Biggest Problem In 2026

It's a caller twelvemonth for Oregon State football, and there's plentifulness connected JaMarcus Shephard's sheet to commencement his tenure arsenic nan Beavers caput coach. One of his first fires to put retired whitethorn extremity up being nan nonaccomplishment of his protect coordinator, Lance Guidry, who has hardly been nan Oregon State DC for a week.

It's not nan only problem that Shephard has to woody pinch arsenic he continues to put together a roster for nan 2026 campaign. The unit is difficult astatine activity adding to nan team, replacing astir each of nan talent from nan erstwhile 2 years. Your big Matt Bagley breaks down nan latest additions to nan group.

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On nan hardwood, nan Beaver men grabbed an awesome location triumph against Seattle, but past saw their roadworthy struggles proceed successful a six-point nonaccomplishment astatine Portland. As Wayne Tinkle continues to fig retired what his strongest lineup configuration is, clip is moving retired to build momentum up of nan convention tournament.

The Oregon State women, meanwhile, are connected a seven-game winning streak. They'll return a roadworthy travel to Los Angeles connected Thursday nighttime for a conflict pinch Loyola Marymount. Jenna Villa has 8 consecutive games pinch a constituent full successful nan double digits, showing her worth to Scott Rueck aft transferring successful from Washington State.

All that, positive shot play is astir nan corner. The Beavers are erstwhile again expected to beryllium a nationalist power, reaching a apical 10 ranking successful respective nationalist polls. What is nan imaginable of Mitch Canham's squad successful 2026? The Beavers statesman nan play connected nan gem connected February 13 successful Arizona against Michigan. Go Beavs.

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This Week's Topics

-Reaction to nan Lance Guidry rumors
-An honorable look astatine Oregon State's biggest problem successful 2026
-Breaking down Oregon State's transportation portal stories this week
-MBB and WBB recaps
-Baseball's preseason prowess
-College Football Playoff thoughts

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Each week, seasoned sports broadcaster and writer Matt Bagley examines nan news and storylines astatine play for Oregon State University Athletics. Occasionally joined by contributors for On SI's coverage of nan Beavers, arsenic good arsenic nan occasional impermanent spot from Beavers past, present, and future. Get caught up pinch nan playlist below. New episodes are typically released connected Tuesday mornings.

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